Palisades Interstate Park
The Palisades & Long Viewpoint via Long Path
3.4 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 1 hr 14 min
The Palisades & Long Viewpoint via Long Path is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Palisades Interstate Park near Kings Woods, NJ. The route passes Long Viewpoint before reaching The Palisades at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 197 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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The Palisades & Long Viewpoint via Long Path
3.4 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Elevation 360–453 ft
Out & Back · Palisades Interstate Park
Trailhead: 40.93069, -73.92676
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:27 AM · sunset 7:24 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Long Path, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Long Viewpoint.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Closter Dock Trail / Long Path, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Long Path, heading N.
- 50 ftPass The Palisades.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftReach The Palisades, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Closter Dock Trail / Long Path, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Long Path, heading SW.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 7:24 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Long Viewpoint via Long Path 2.3 mi · ▲ 57 ft
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